Page 7: Historical Events In May - 10

1930  On this day in history clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 vs Yorkshire at Sheffield   

1930  First US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history 1st US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago)   

1931  Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington NJ on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem   

1932  Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes President of France on this day in history.   

1932  On May - 10 government declares "Wilhelmus" Neth national anthem   

1933  On May - 10 deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms   

1933  Nazis burn 'un-German' books outside Berlin University on this day in history.   

1933  Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany on May - 10.   

1933  On May - 10 paraguay declares war on Bolivia   

1933  On May - 10 public burning of Jewish and anti-Nazi books.   

1933  Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands on May - 10.   

1933  The Nazis stage massive book burnings in Germany on May - 10.   

1936  Manuel Azaña elected President of Spain on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt   

1936  Manuel Azaña elected president of Spain on this day in history.   

1937  Busmen strike in London on this day in history.   

1938  Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam on May - 10.   

1938  On this day in history percy McAlister, cricketer (8 Tests, punches Clem Hill in 1912), dies   

1940  British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks   

1940  Dutch-Indies Governor Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 10 french marines stationed on Aruba   

1940  French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands on May - 10.   

1940  Massive German invasion of Holland, Belgium and France begins on May - 10.   

1940  Nazi armies invade the Benelux countries of Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg on May - 10.   

1940  Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British PM on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 10 euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist, dies at 56   

1941  Adolph Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland on May - 10.   

1941  England's House of Commons & Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz on May - 10.   

1941  Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason on May - 10.   

1942  On May - 10 joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74   

1943  On May - 10 andre Bertulot, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged   

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1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

1536  On May - 10 birth of thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall   

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on May - 10.   

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on this day in history.   

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on May - 10.   

1724  On May - 10 birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)   

1727  On this day in history birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)   

1730  On this day in history birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

0238  On May - 10 death of gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered   

0995  On this day in history death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht   

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1424  On May - 10 death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan   

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

1566  On May - 10 leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.